Multi-Touch?

CaliGrown · #1 (**permalink**) 04-23-2009, 12:54 AM

is multi-touch possible with the touch pro?

mixxy · #2 (**permalink**) 04-23-2009, 01:15 AM

short answer? no

heartisall · #3 (**permalink**) 04-23-2009, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by mixxy

short answer? no

Well its not necessarily a no, The area below the touch screen on the touch pro (the home, send, end, and back keys) have been proven to be capable of multi-touch so this could be implemented in some aspect. Also I read an article at some point that mentioned the possibility of creating a psuedo-multi touch by utilizing the fact that when you touch the screen in two places it registers a point in the middle. The idea was to create a program that could recognize this, I do not think anything has really come to fruition on this however.

acontrasto · #4 (**permalink**) 04-23-2009, 02:30 AM

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Originally Posted by heartisall

Well its not necessarily a no, The area below the touch screen on the touch pro (the home, send, end, and back keys) have been proven to be capable of multi-touch so this could be implemented in some aspect. Also I read an article at some point that mentioned the possibility of creating a psuedo-multi touch by utilizing the fact that when you touch the screen in two places it registers a point in the middle. The idea was to create a program that could recognize this, I do not think anything has really come to fruition on this however.

Sure, that's great in theory... but think about it. Draw a point on a piece of paper and then draw a circle evenly distributed around that dot. Any 2 points on opposite sides of that circle would be equidistant from that center point. So although it may sound feasible to calculate the two points you're touching, in reality, the two points could be anywhere in a circle around that center point.

heartisall · #5 (**permalink**) 04-23-2009, 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by acontrasto

Sure, that's great in theory... but think about it. Draw a point on a piece of paper and then draw a circle evenly distributed around that dot. Any 2 points on opposite sides of that circle would be equidistant from that center point. So although it may sound feasible to calculate the two points you're touching, in reality, the two points could be anywhere in a circle around that center point.

Well this is not exactly true becuase the phone would recognize the first point that was touched, and when the additional finger was applied the area would be recognized between those two points. Considering the phone would know where the initial point was touched the following point would theoretically have to be across from that point within a certain degree to make the point appear in between the two. I am just saying that it is possible, however as I already stated nothing like this has been successfully created it is easier to wait for winmo7.

nannay12 · #6 (**permalink**) 04-23-2009, 01:27 AM

i heard windows 7 IS going to have multi touch in bedded into the software. i don't know if the mobile version will have it although. Look up windows 7 on youtube, and click on some of the links of people running its beta version on their PC's. It's REALLY cool!

mixxy · #7 (**permalink**) 04-23-2009, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by nannay12

i heard windows 7 IS going to have multi touch in bedded into the software. i don't know if the mobile version will have it although. Look up windows 7 on youtube, and click on some of the links of people running its beta version on their PC's. It's REALLY cool!

there will be NO multitouch on winmo devices in the near future because apple has a patent on multitouch handheld devices....but its being challeged by some company right now, so we'll c

windows 7, certain editions on specific hardware WILL have multitouch...

sprinttouch666 · #8 (**permalink**) 04-23-2009, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by mixxy

there will be NO multitouch on winmo devices in the near future because apple has a patent on multitouch handheld devices....but its being challeged by some company right now, so we'll c

windows 7, certain editions on specific hardware WILL have multitouch...

wondering if you can help me out w/ some info. i have heard the same thing about apple and their patent but why is the Zune HD (supposedly going 2 b a little WM7 in its OS) going 2 have multitouch??? obviously noting has been confirmed but all the rumors say captive screen w/ multitouch, just like the rumors about WM7!??!!!

mixxy · #9 (**permalink**) 04-23-2009, 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by sprinttouch666

wondering if you can help me out w/ some info. i have heard the same thing about apple and their patent but why is the Zune HD (supposedly going 2 b a little WM7 in its OS) going 2 have multitouch??? obviously noting has been confirmed but all the rumors say captive screen w/ multitouch, just like the rumors about WM7!??!!!

certain versions of wm7 WILL have multitouch, thats already confirmed

as for the zune and its multitouch capability rumour, well, my guess would be that its not a communication device and that might be what apple has the patent for

remember with the palm pre coming out and its multitouch capabilities, apple has already threatened to take action against them

blink182fka6 · #10 (**permalink**) 04-23-2009, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by mixxy

there will be NO multitouch on winmo devices in the near future because apple has a patent on multitouch handheld devices....but its being challeged by some company right now, so we'll c

windows 7, certain editions on specific hardware WILL have multitouch...

http://wmpoweruser.com/?p=3891

WM7 should totally support multi touch.